6 of the 60s: 3/27/13 (1962)...

Hey gang, it's time for another trip back to the sixties, and this week's it's another half-dozen nuggets from 1962, the year Lawrence In Arabia starring Peter O'Toole debuts in America and Britain.

Ray Charles - "I Can't Stop Loving You"
from the album Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music (1962)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #1

Ray took a B-side of a country hit and made it the biggest single of the year with this reverent to the point of religious take on the Don Gibson song. His fusion of country, pop, and soul on his two C&W albums are one of the most lasting legacies in modern music.

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Neil Sedaka - "Happy Birthday Sweet Sixteen"
from the album Neil Sedaka Sings His Greatest Hits (1962)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #6

The sweetest, most precious song about skirting the age of consent ever.


Joe Henderson - "Snap Your Fingers"
from the album Snap Your Fingers (1962)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #8

Henderson, a gospel singer, got his big pop breakthrough with this velvety number, though sadly within two years he was dead from a heart attack.

The Duprees - "My Own True Love"
from the album You Belong To Me (1962)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #13

The Jersey City doo-wop group's fit hit reworked "Tara's Theme" from Gone With The Wind to be a prom night slow dance classic.

Ace Cannon - "Tuff"
from the album Tuff-Sax (1962)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #17

Seminal rock-n-roll sax-man has a big hit with this slinky number that just shuffles off the vinyl.

Sue Thompson - "Have A Good Time"
from the album Golden Hits (1963)
Billboard Hot 100 peak: #31

Even though Thompson was in her 30s by 1962, she fit right in with the teen-girl heroes of the time, and this slow-dance shuffle helped.

That's it for this week's 60s trip....I'll be back tomorrow with another 7 from 1972 and 8 from 1982.